The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-04
A SAD, SAD CHANGE.


thus:
A SAD, SAD CHANGE.
The singers very first tones indicated
that her voice has changed, nay more
than changed. 1t is a sad, a hard
duty to write it down-the voice was
no longer a voice but mere echo. Its
crystalline purity, its freshness, its
Empldity are gone quite gore. She
who in former times could not have
sung out of tune had she tried, often
deYiated from the pitch, and sometimes
from the key, even in a manner that
was not only painful to hear, but also
painful TO behold. For never was there
q sim er endowed with a more sensitive
ear than Nine. Gerster, and not single
person was there in last evenings audi
ence who could have been more keeuly
alive to her defects Of intonaCion than
the singer herself. Her execution,
though still replete with brilliant
bits, has become q mere shadow Ot
what it formerly was. at the conclu-
sion of the aria the audience In its sym
pathy applauded Voclferously, where =
upon Nine. Gerster sang, "Connais-tu
lie pays" from Mignon. 1t was sadder,
much sadder than what had gone be-
given with such a wealth OF feeling.
The singer threw her whole heart and
soul into it. Her tones throbbed now
with vehemence, and again with visit
full, passionate longing that brought
tears to many peoples eyes. But the
voice would not respond to the artists
intentions and this made the song
doubly pathetic.
Ia the second part of the concert,
Nine. Gerster gave the bolero from the
Sicilian Vespers in manner which
brought back old memories even more
than her former efforts had done. This
at least was sung with something like
her oldtime grace and br1lllancY OF
style. 1t evoked not only the sympathy
of her listeners but it imperatiVely
commanded their applause. An encore
being insisted upon she gave the Flor
di Margherita" polka. How many
times had she sung it to the same peo-
pie three and four and five times con-
secHtively without trace OF fatigue
and feirly reve'Dg in its intricacles :
But the bOlero had evidently exhausted
her, and the voice sounded again like
sweet bells tangled, harsh and out OF
tune"
Our Geneve is in the papers again.
1t appears that the particular one of
Mrs. Polter's plays in which Miss
Lvtton" was cast, was shelved by Man
sger Miner, and Miss Lytton and others
of the company were shelVed with it.
Not liking the odium which attaches to
q dismissal, Miss Lytton rises to ex-
plain in the columns of the n. Y, Herald,
and is granted space after the following
fashion:
Miss Genevieve Lytton is very mad;
very mad with d. Clay Miner. That
Gallant manager has drawn down upon
him the wrath of several members OF
his company, and they-the lady MEM
bers-want It to be distinctly understood
that the Potter's Clay is just too horrld
for anything"
Miss LvtIon wants it to be known
that there is decided difference be
tween a discharge" and ''reslgna-
ton" The former intjmates incom-
uetence and consequent dissatlsfsc-
ZION of her menager the latter shows
that she might want 10 leave the COM
pany and her manager TO regret It,
We'll, then, le5 it be as Miss Lytton says
"a resignation.
ing letter 70 h. Clay Miner yesterday
and REQUESTS that in justice to herself
the same be printed in the Herald:
HMR. MINER will not permit my
name to remain before the public as
ore of the discharged members Of your
u have never received any word OF
notice from you to quit; on the con-
trarv. I handed my resignation to your
mansger before l heard that Nile. de
Rrass;er' was to be Withdrawn from the
repertoire. l had no wish nor intention
10 remain under your management.
decline to be subjected to the oppro-
briun of manager who allows the
names of his company to be dragged
into public print under the most cpue
nit nae to end nay engagement tonight